The perennial problem with spinners seems to me to be getting them to cast out far enough.The heavier
you buy,the dearer they get and also the larger they get.What I was looking for was a small spinner with a bit of weight behind
it.
For this project you need some decent quality metal.In this case I'm using the old favourite cast
iron rhone bracket made from galvanised steel.I'm lucky in that I can get these for free,but if you had to buy one it would
probably only cost a couple of quid at the most and you'd get 20 or more of these spinners from it.
First thing to do is to draw out on your metal,the rough shape of the spinner you want to make,and
cut it out with a hacksaw.This one is about 3 inches by just over 1/2 an inch.
Drill a small hole in both ends,and get two split rings,a treble hook,and a swivel ready to hand.
To give your spinner a good swimming motion,you need to put a dent longwise in the middle of it.Open
your vice by about 1/4 inch,place your spinner longwise over the gap and them give a few hearty thumps with a cold chisel
and a hammer till you get a good dent in it.
Your spinner body should look a bit like this.
Next hold the tip of the spinner in the vice and twist it using a shifting spanner or vice
grip.Turn it to the other end and do the same.These twists will help to give your spinner a lovely motion in the water.Vary
the amount of twist and the part of the spinner you actually put the twists in,to vary your motion.
Now fit up your split rings,swivel and treble and you're ready to fish.
Vary the shapes and sizes of your swivels to produce different movements,and give them a scoosh
with chrome spray paint to make them nice and shiny.
